Stephanie Williams Photography Blog

Erin + TJ were married at the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, one of my favorite Orange County venues! These guys are an amazing couple with the cutest baby I have ever seen - so sweet and adorable! The wedding day was truly a reflection of their love and one awesome celebration. In the morning, TJ went surfing at San Onofre with his groomsmen to start the day off right. The couple got ready at the Laguna Cliffs, and then we headed to the beach to take advantage of the gorgeous California light. During the ring exchange at the ceremony, TJ surprised Erin with a diamond ring, and I just loved her reaction! They had the band the Tijuana Dogs play all night long, and the reception was an awesome party! The day was definitely filled with lots of laughter, happy tears, and joy.

It poured rain on Kristen + Jeff’s wedding day, but I think that it perfectly fit San Francisco in the Fall! And it gave Kristen a chance to wear her awesome Hunter rain boots with her wedding dress! These two are really so amazing, and were up for anything…even pictures on the beach under an umbrella. They were married at the gorgeous Legion of Honor Museum, and although they had originally planned an all outdoor ceremony, the rain didn’t stop them - they held their ceremony under the lovely stone pillars in the Legion courtyard and it was absolutely…perfect. Their reception was held in the museum amongst the works of art and the rain outside only added to the cozy feel inside.  Here are just a few of the many details:

Getting ready hotel: Clift Hotel
Dress: Romona Keveza
Shoes: Kate Spade
Florals: Pat Gibbons
Cake and cupcakes: That Takes the Cake
Make-up: Natasha Burwell and hair: Laurel Berg
Wedding favors: (golden gate bridge cookies) by Gianna’s
Catering: McCalls

The Ruche Winter lookbook launched last week! A lovely collection of holiday dresses, warm coats, and mittens! We teamed up with Summer of Grey Likes Weddings to help us design the backdrops for this shoot + we had so much fun! Make-up + hair by KC Witcamp

A few months ago, we did a full day mentor session for two lovely photographers from Texas, Kelsey and Sonja of Color and Dust Photography. Sharon + Alex were kind enough to have their day after session be part of the mentor session, and we had a blast at the beach with a little blue ‘63 VW bug (Um, can I please have one of these in each color)!